tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post8776081907153595859..comments2024-03-26T22:50:08.674-05:00Comments on Barbara Brackman's <br> MATERIAL CULTURE: Quilting Bees: Romance and MagicUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-27647151863127988422014-09-13T22:39:25.378-05:002014-09-13T22:39:25.378-05:00Really enjoyed this post. Isn't it funny how ...Really enjoyed this post. Isn't it funny how we tend to look at things in the context of our own times. I saw an exhibit of Grandma Moses paintings in San Diego and it was wonderful.Judymchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06155289055650842847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-59671365268812034752014-09-11T18:17:17.503-05:002014-09-11T18:17:17.503-05:00What a great post, as always. You teach us so muc...What a great post, as always. You teach us so much! These images are so charming - thank you for putting them in context. Cynthia@wabisabiquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468196616148458645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-2310349589608604492014-09-09T17:33:47.550-05:002014-09-09T17:33:47.550-05:00OMG. My otherwise elegant mother, b. 1909, used t...OMG. My otherwise elegant mother, b. 1909, used to cut her sewing thread with her teeth, an image I'd completely forgotten. One of four girls close in age, she probably found it much more efficient than looking for the scissors. You can't do that with polyester, silk or nylon-'only 100% cotton:-)Suzanne Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387297696390711279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-60434462022779484562014-09-08T19:31:45.223-05:002014-09-08T19:31:45.223-05:00Love this! The whole piece made me laugh, but the...Love this! The whole piece made me laugh, but the phrase 'cynical willies' was the absolute best. Just for the record, I measure my thread hand to shoulder and I don't think I've ever cut thread with my teeth, nor have I ever used my cell phone while quilting. I can't multi-task to save my life and I'm proud of it! Take care, PamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-61663502065977482022014-09-08T14:16:16.668-05:002014-09-08T14:16:16.668-05:00I helped my grandmothers quilt with the frames ba...I helped my grandmothers quilt with the frames balanced on chairs or stacks of books due to tight quarters. Which leads me to think that perhaps the artists were not too far from the truth in the images they created. "Needs must" and quilters always find a way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-10402885280916937682014-09-08T12:52:52.601-05:002014-09-08T12:52:52.601-05:00I have an additional supposition for the Enoch Woo...I have an additional supposition for the Enoch Wood Perry painting: I think cell phone lady is cutting the thread with her teeth. See how her mouth is held, and her teeth are showing? I would never have noticed it if you hadn't updated about measuring a length of thread. Yes, I have done that, and I used to be able to cut thread with my teeth.Jayne Honnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307713540200490477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-16277581778359813242014-09-08T11:33:49.871-05:002014-09-08T11:33:49.871-05:00Sort of like watching a tv show. I keep reminding...Sort of like watching a tv show. I keep reminding the kids, this isn't real, it is just a movie, made up by a human...Jacquelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04203042019743048339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-86542845133565414672014-09-08T10:41:17.198-05:002014-09-08T10:41:17.198-05:00The first painting: Enoch Wood Perry: The Two Sewe...The first painting: Enoch Wood Perry: The Two Sewers (A Quilting Party), 1875 - the woman with cell phone is measuring out a length of thread. Look at her other hand! I measure mine hand to heart, but hand to ear works as well.<br /><br />And maybe the frame is balanced on chairs out of sight?Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13458070354803313376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-52903624102004687922014-09-08T09:24:23.676-05:002014-09-08T09:24:23.676-05:00Those are fun photos and I think a lot of them are...Those are fun photos and I think a lot of them are more of folk art style where things are not in perspective.<br /><br />DebbieWoolenSailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621977477193550261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-37134460356281452932014-09-08T09:16:27.460-05:002014-09-08T09:16:27.460-05:00What a fun way to get my Monday morning started!What a fun way to get my Monday morning started!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-62204822365634499912014-09-08T09:10:37.989-05:002014-09-08T09:10:37.989-05:00Laughing about the magic floating frames and scary...Laughing about the magic floating frames and scary seating :) Great article, as always! Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597301644404678019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-79250988068662902312014-09-08T07:31:42.716-05:002014-09-08T07:31:42.716-05:00Those mysterious floating quilt frames baffle me t...Those mysterious floating quilt frames baffle me too. <br />My grandmother's frame was held up by ropes that hung from the rafters. Gene Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731141629634998152noreply@blogger.com